Election In Jamaica Today

Today s elections being largely contested by the country s two major political parties the governing jamaica labour party jlp and the opposition people s national party is taking place during unprecedented.

Election in jamaica today. Both the people s national party pnp and the jamaica labour party jlp are expected to field a full slate of 63 candidates while the newly formed. Jamaicans will be heading to the polls in just under an hour to vote in the country s 18th general elections since universal adult suffrage in 1944. This section provides the latest news and updates relating to the 2020 elections.

Breaking news from the premier jamaican newspaper the jamaica observer. General elections were held in jamaica on thursday 3 september 2020 to elect 63 members of parliament. It will be jamaica s 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944.

Sep 3 2020 10 25 pm. Voteridrenewal reply on twitter 1338580481386934275 retweet on twitter 1338580481386934275 2 like on twitter 1338580481386934275 3 electoral office of jamaica ecjamaica. The result was a landslide vict.

Jamaica elections results 2020 showing declared seats constituency information and popular vote. I now see it necessary to seek another mandate from the people said holness before making the announcement. Jamaica has undergone one of the world s most dramatic turnarounds in recent years slashing debt to 93 of gross domestic product from a peak of 146 eight years ago welcoming chinese.

On the advice of holness governor general patrick allen dissolved parliament on 13 august 2020. However prime minister andrew holness called early elections to ensure a united response to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic. From the first general election until now the rjrgleaner media group have been providing credible news coverage over the years and will continue to do so.

Current prime minister andrew holness of the jamaica labour party jlp has been re elected in a sweeping nationwide victory for the conservative ruling party. Visit your constituency office today to renew your voter id card. As the constitution stipulates a five year parliamentary term the next elections were not expected until between 25 february and 10 june 2021.